(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
company; corporation; workplace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
police; police officer; police station
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
refinement; elegance; grace
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides